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A Few Of The Prominent Artists Of Reggae Fusion

By Kimberly Rogers


Bob and Jimmy Cliff are among the very first artists to introduce the reggae genre back in the 1960s. It originated from the beautiful country of Jamaica. Over the years more artists have come up and continued the legacy of this genre. It has become of the most known and listened to genres across the globe. Below are some of the artiste of reggae fusion.

Takana Zion is a person whose career started when he was still very young and looked very composed. He opened up his on a recording studio in 2012 to support African reggae in his country of origin which is the guinea. When he first started out, his music condemned the inequality of people in not only his country but also in other countries worldwide.

Etana means the strong one. She is a female popular musi artist from Jamaica. She also has a little bit of a Swahili decent. Her name actually goes hand in hand with her character. Her sound contains popular music, jazz, RnB, folk, and soul. This is what makes it so unique. She at one time returned to Jamaica to emphasize on Rastafarian principles and respect for women.

Tarrus Riley is the son of Jimmy Riley who was a popular music legend and the founder of the such music. How was born in the Bronx in 1979 and started his music career as a teenager. After he released an album known as challenges back in the year 2004. He is currently in the music scene with very high profile performances in relation to the current singers. He is one of the house hold names in the industry.

Jamar Ronaldo Mcnaughton popularly known as chronixx, is the son of popular singer chronicles. He is one of the newest artists in the scene as he was born in 1992. He began writing and recording his own music in his teenage years. This is before he was called upon to produce tracks for big artists such as Munga honorable and even the very famous Konshens.

Much like all the other genres, reggae also has bands. One of the most famous ones is roots underground. It has a total of 6 band names. They have managed to keep the sound of the of 1970s alive and at the same time passing across the message of the Rastafarians. They released an album known as the movement in 2008 and gravity in 2010.

Another famous artist was born in Spanish Jamaica. He has won the 2014 MOBO honrs. He goes by the name Stylo G. He, along with his mommy and brother moved to the UK when he was aged 15. Once he settled, he joined the underground scene. He maintained his Jamaican culture and mostly did popular music. He also borrowed dancehall aspect from his late dad poison Chang.

Another artist is Jah9. She was born to a Baptist preacher. She moved to Kingston Jamaica while still very young. She participated in the choir up until she went off to university. She got to make Rastafarian friends, and that is how she got routed to the culture of reggae.




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